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Weekly Memorial Tip – Sands of Change

When planning a memorial, consider a craft that will symbolize the complexity of your grief and love

Weekly Memorial Tip: Shifting Sands Ritual Explore more of SevenPonds’ tips through the Practical Tips page, in which you can discover everything from memorial craft ideas to help with end-of-life planning. Memorial and celebration of life ceremonies find poignancy in … Continue reading

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Weekly Tip – Grief Healing: A Message in a Bottle

Why throwing a message in a bottle can be the perfect activity for someone in the stages of grief

 Weekly Craft Idea: A Message in a Bottle What is it that makes the idea of a message in a bottle so alluring? I remember sitting down at eight years old to write a list of fantastic hopes and questions … Continue reading

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Healing Touches: Planning a Memorial or Funeral

Comforting, creative touches to add to your memorial planning checklist

1) Celebrate Color The traditional funeral color scheme may be black on black (maybe grey), but your loved one experienced a unique and vibrant life – so why not bring some color into their service? Why not plan a memorial … Continue reading

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Helping Children Heal Through Art Therapy

Custom-made Stuffed Toys "Stuffies" Help Children Express Their Emotions -- and Bring Their Creations to Life.

Child’s Own Studio began with a simple gift for a 4-year-old boy and bloomed into a full-fledged craft business, which has made hundreds of unique “softies” – stuffed toys for children based on their own drawings. Child’s Own works to … Continue reading

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An Interview with Sherri Lynn Wood

Part 2/2: Sherri explains how her artwork evolved into healing work

Read Part One of the interview, where Sherri guides us in the process of healing through quiltmaking. Dana: Do you explain the parallels between the quiltmaking process and the grief process in your workshops or with clients, or do you … Continue reading

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An Interview with Sherri Lynn Wood

Part 1/2: The quiltmaker teaches us how the craft can guide us through the grieving process

I first discovered the craft of passage quilting just a few months ago when I featured artist Sherri Lynn Wood here at SevenPonds, and I was very excited to invite her to chat with us more in-depth about the process. … Continue reading

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